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1 Kings 1:45

And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.

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וַיִּמְשְׁח֣וּvayimshechvand anointמָשַׁחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and anoint”, the next action in the storyH4886to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paintanoint, paint.אֹת֡וֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).צָד֣וֹקtsadoqZadokצָדוֹקnoun, proper name — “Zadok”H6659Tsadok, the name of eight or nine IsraelitesZadok.הַכֹּהֵ֣ןhakohenthe priestכֹּהֵןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the priest”, the ordinary formH3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.וְנָתָן֩venatanand Nathanנָתָןconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Nathan”H5416Nathan, the name of five IsraelitesNathan.הַנָּבִ֨יאhanavithe prophetנָבִיאdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the prophet”, the ordinary formH5030a prophet or (generally) inspired manprophecy, that prophesy, prophet.לְמֶ֜לֶךְlemelekhto kingמֶלֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.בְּגִח֗וֹןbegichonin Gihonגִּיחוֹןpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Gihon”H1521Gichon, a river of Paradise; also a valley (or pool) near JerusalemGihon.וַיַּעֲל֤וּvayaalvand ascend upעָלָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and ascend up”, the next action in the storyH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…מִשָּׁם֙mishamfrom thereשָׁםpreposition, adverb — “from there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.שְׂמֵחִ֔יםsemechimgladשָׂמֵחַadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “glad”, the ordinary formH8056blithe or gleeful(be) glad, joyful, (making) merry((-hearted), -ily), rejoice(-ing).וַתֵּהֹ֖םvatehomand make a noiseהוּםconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and make a noise”, the next action in the storyH1949to make an uproar, or agitate greatlydestroy, move, make a noise, put, ring again.הַקִּרְיָ֑הhaqiryahthe cityקִרְיָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the city”, the ordinary formH7151building; a citycity.ה֥וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.הַקּ֖וֹלhaqolthe soundקוֹלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the sound”, the ordinary formH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…שְׁמַעְתֶּֽםshematemhearשָׁמַעverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “hear”, a completed actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon; and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city is in an uproar. This is the noise that ye have heard.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon; and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they anoint him — Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet — for king in Gihon, and are come up thence rejoicing, and the city is moved; it [is] the noise that ye have heard.

World English Bible

Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon. They have come up from there rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that you have heard.

Darby Translation

and Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon; and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city is in an uproar. This is the noise which ye have heard.

Douay-Rheims

And Sadoc the priest, and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are gone up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again: this is the noise that you have heard.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon; and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city is in an uproar. This is the noise that ye have heard.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and Sadoc the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him in Gion, and have gone up thence rejoicing, and the city resounded: this is the sound which ye have heard.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔχρισαν αὐτὸν Σαδὼκ ὁ ἱερεὺς καὶ Νάθαν ὁ προφήτης ἐν τῇ Γιὼν, καὶ ἀνέβησαν ἐκεῖθεν εὐφραινόμενοι, καὶ ἤχησεν ἡ πόλις· αὕτη ἡ φωνὴ ἣν ἠκούσατε.